GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |